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The Kelowna Museum has done a great job with their rock climbing exhibit, On Solid Ground, which runs til December 2009.

Check it out on a non-climbing day.

Along with the exhibit, the Museum has a summer lecture series, which includes a slide show with Sonnie Trotter.

They also do archaeology guided tours of the oh so sweet Myra Canyon trestles on the Kettle Valley Railway. (Two trestles are near the Boulderfields).

Click here for more info on the tour and the Museum's Summer Lecture Series.

 

 

Routes and Trails  

With great temps comes the volunteer work crews. Just check out the steps above. They are part of the redefined trail down from Rogues Drop, courtesy of Mike Shannon, Lyle Saunders, Tom McLean and Chauncy Blair. Big thanks to all of you. Word of caution, however. The actual Rogue's Drop is now even more challenging to get through (see px on Boulderfields page) as the big halfway rock got removed by the eager boys. According to Mike, they have plans to drop a dead tree down along its side, but until then - be careful.

It's great to see how so many climbers pitching in to maintain our regions. We are not alone in our outdoor warden efforts. On the May long weekend, several of the mountain bike community were out in our hood (well, I guess they would call it their hood) cleaning up debris and garbage along the Gillard Forestry Road. Hats off to all of you.

Boulderfields  

Gillard Forestry Road actually saw a grader on it mid-June. The Fields access road off the KVR, however, is as bumpy as ever. If in doubt, there is plenty of room to park here, and do the short (10 minutes) hike into the parking lot. Hey Boulderers! Check out the new problems on the Boulderfields   page.

Cedar Park

In honour of the Kelowna Museum climbing exhibit, Jani and I set up a pretty route called On Solid Ground. More about that on the Cedar Park page.

 

Special Events / Climbing News

  • The Kelowna Museum will be featuring an exhibit on mountaineering and climbing from May - December 2009.
  • BC's very own climber extraordinaire, Sonnie Trotter, is coming to town August 25, 7pm, as part of the Kelowna Museum's Summer Lecture Series. Sonnie does a great talk and slide show. The Museum is at 470 Queensway (and Ellis) in downtown Kelowna. It is free, but hey, let's show some support to the museum for their innovation, by dropping some coin into the donation box.
  • For the latest on brand new routes and problems, check each area's page.
  • Past home page  May o9    April 09.   Jan 09. Nov 08.

 

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This website is intended to provide you with all of the latest information on what’s up in K-town climbing spots PLUS any earth-shattering news fed to us by other climbing meccas. Jani Vaaranpaa and I are co-authors of Kelowna Rock - Climbing and Bouldering, so we do our best to stay on top of rock news. If you see news happening (yeah, borrowed that line) or if you are ready to share your new project, please contact us, and we will print it here for the world to see. Click on Guidebook Details for guidebook details, where to buy the book and a list of businesses owned by the decent people who helped pay for your guidebook. Support them and you support us and we support you. Yup. Life is a circle.

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